Poseidon was relied upon by sailors for a safe voyage on the sea. Many men drowned horses in sacrifice of his honor.
Poseidon was similar to his brother Zeus in exerting his power on women and in objectifying masculinity. He had many love affairs and fathered numerous children.
Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain.
Poseidon was a father of the hero Thesus, although he was the mortal Aegeus also claimed this distinction. Thesus was happy to have two fathers, enjoying the lineage of each when it suited him.
As god of horses, Poseidon often adopted the shape of a steed. It is not certain that he was in this form when he wooed Medusa. But when Perseus later killed the Gorgon, the winged horse Pegasus sprang from her severed neck.
Poseidon sometimes granted the shape-shifting power to others. And he ceded to the request of the maiden Caenis that she be transformed into the invulnerable, male warrior Caeneus.
His name seems to be connected with potos, pontos and potamos, according to which he is the god of the fluid element.
According to others, Rhea concealed him after his birth, among a flock of lambs and his mother pretended to have given birth to a young horse, which she gave to Cronos to devour.
In the earliest poems, Poseidon is described as indeed equal to Zeus in dignity, but weaker.
The palace of Poseidon was in the depth of the sea near Aegae in Euboea where he kept his horses with brazen hoofs and golden manes. With these horses he rides in a chariot over the waves of the sea, which become smooth as he approaches, and the monsters of the deep recognize him and play around his chariot
Poseidon taking down Odysseus's ship.
Here is a picture of an old coin with Poseidon on it.
Poseidon is looking very demonic in his watery domain.
Explanation of colors;Well, the reason I used a variety of blues is because Poseidon is the god of the sea. The sea is blue, so I used blue. (: and is just so happens that blue is beautiful color as well.
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- Poseidon was relied upon by sailors for a safe voyage on the sea. Many men drowned horses in sacrifice of his honor.
- Poseidon was similar to his brother Zeus in exerting his power on women and in objectifying masculinity. He had many love affairs and fathered numerous children.
- Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain.
- Poseidon was a father of the hero Thesus, although he was the mortal Aegeus also claimed this distinction. Thesus was happy to have two fathers, enjoying the lineage of each when it suited him.
- As god of horses, Poseidon often adopted the shape of a steed. It is not certain that he was in this form when he wooed Medusa. But when Perseus later killed the Gorgon, the winged horse Pegasus sprang from her severed neck.
- Poseidon sometimes granted the shape-shifting power to others. And he ceded to the request of the maiden Caenis that she be transformed into the invulnerable, male warrior Caeneus.
- His name seems to be connected with potos, pontos and potamos, according to which he is the god of the fluid element.
- According to others, Rhea concealed him after his birth, among a flock of lambs and his mother pretended to have given birth to a young horse, which she gave to Cronos to devour.
- In the earliest poems, Poseidon is described as indeed equal to Zeus in dignity, but weaker.
The palace of Poseidon was in the depth of the sea near Aegae in Euboea where he kept his horses with brazen hoofs and golden manes. With these horses he rides in a chariot over the waves of the sea, which become smooth as he approaches, and the monsters of the deep recognize him and play around his chariot